Major General Terpeluk is an Infantry Officer who received his
commission as a Second Lieutenant through the Reserve Officer Training Corps
Program in 1974 from the Virginia Military Institute. After completing the
Infantry Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, he served on Active Duty as the
Executive Officer, Company E, 3d Battalion, 3d Basic Combat Training Brigade,
Fort Dix, NJ.His next assignment was as the Assistant Brigade S-1, 3d Basic Combat Training Brigade, Fort Dix, NJ. Major General Terpeluk was then assigned to Korea where he functioned as the Executive Officer, HHC, 1st Battalion (M), 31st Infantry and Rifle Platoon Leader, Company B, 1st Battalion (M), 31st Infantry, Camp Casey, as well as Support Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion (M), 31st Infantry, Camp Howze, Korea.
In October of 1978, Major General Terpeluk transitioned to the United States Army Reserve as the Executive Officer, and later as the Commander, of Company B, 1st Battalion (M), 315th Infantry, 157th Separate Infantry Brigade (M), Bristol, PA. Between Feb 82 to May 86 he served as the Aide-de-Camp and Headquarters Commandant, Hqs, 79th United States Army Reserve Command, Willow Grove, PA. From May 86 to Jan 93, Major General Terpeluk served as the Executive Officer and Commander, 4074th Reception Battalion, 76th Division (Training), Willow Grove, PA. From Jan 93 to Jul 94, he served as the Chief of Staff, 157th Separate Infantry Brigade (M), Horsham, PA.
After a year on Active Duty to complete the United States Army War College, Major General Terpeluk returned to the Army Reserve as the Commander of the 1079th Garrison Support Unit from 1995 to 1997. Between 1997 and 2001, he performed as the Commander, 2d Brigade, 78th Division and the Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, for the 78th Division. On March 31, 2001, Major General Terpeluk was assigned as the Deputy Commander of the 77th Regional Support Command, which was restructured and renamed to the 77th Regional Readiness Command in July 2003. In April 2005, Major General was selected as the new Commanding General of the 77th Regional Readiness Command.
Major General Terpeluk’s military awards include the Legion of Merit Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass, the Army Service Ribbon and the Overseas Service Ribbons.
In his civilian capacity, Major General Terpeluk is a Laboratory Manager for Merck Research Laboratories.
